# Accident 20090816016459A: Piper PA28161, Washington, IA, August 16, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2009, 15:30 local time
- Place: Washington, IA
- Airport: Washington Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3053° N, 91.6553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3053&lon=-91.6553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47539, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47539-2016-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,905 total, 2,886 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA532](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA532) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090816016459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)  THE PILOT DEPARTED WASHINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (AWG) ON A LOCAL FLIGHT TO INSPECT HIS FARM FIELDS.  HE WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT.  AFTER APPROXIMATELY A 30 MINUTE FLIGHT, THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT WAS UNABLE.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A CORNFIELD APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT BROKE HIS LEFT ARM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN09CA532](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA532), Aug 16, 2009: Piper PA-28-161 (N47539), Washington, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing as a result of the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat in conditions that were conducive to carburetor icing.

## Other reports on N47539 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20130518010789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130518010789A), May 18, 2013: Piper PA-28-161 (N47539), Oskaloosa, IA, Substantial damage. Following departure from the Washington municipal airport, Washington, Iowa, during cruise flight the engine began to lose power. The pilot switched fuel…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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